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    Bantams: Mille d Fleur & Buff Brahma hens in San Francisco (2 years old this August 26th)

    hello, I have such a lovely flock of 5 ladies, but two gorgeous petite ladies are very vocal. I am in a very suburban environment, and at times these two are starting to offend my neighbors. They are very happy ladies and really like to share their happiness in a loud way. For those collecting...
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    Feather Loss on the undercarriage, and around her neck

    Meet Charlotte, the 9 month old Cochin Frizzle Bantam that appears to be molting. I thought perhaps it is too soon, but have read mixed reviews on cochins molting earlier than average. She started with feather loss around her neck and head. Now her belly is bare, but doesn't appear to have any...
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    Coccidosis, intestinal shed, or?

    Will do. Stay tuned
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    Coccidosis, intestinal shed, or?

    No other symptoms, all are eating fine and behaving normally. All are still laying normally as well. I just singled out the hen that I feel the culprit is by checking out their current roost position tonight. I have been using amprollium for two full days now. Is there a time frame when I should...
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    Coccidosis, intestinal shed, or?

    No other systems that I can tell, other than a morning bloody stool? I looked through the pictures of the website someone helpfully posted that showed poops and whats normal. However I am still worried about this. It has been three days.
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    Chick or chuck?

    Thanks all. Chuck, formerly named Lady Russell, has been rehomed to the owner at my feedstore! They were so good to me, and have happily taken him to their 1400 acre cattle ranch with promises to NOT make him stew. The feed store also recently took on 6 hens that one of their customers could no...
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    Chick or chuck?

    16 weeks old, all hens hatched the same day.... ."She" is crowing all day long, none are laying yet. The bared rock is the one in question...
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    One of those "is it a roo" questions :)

    Help, is it a chuck instead of a chick? "She" is the only one sporting large combs already!
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    Hen has a bulging thing out of vent-Help

    Any advice for a little chick?!?! It's so tiny, I don't know what to do about it?
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    Welcome Home Stringer Flock

    The much anticipated flock has arrived via USPS today. I am thrilled to see that all little chicks have made the journey from the My Pet Chicken hatchery! Because I am a beginner flock keeper, I ordered 5 different breeds! also because all breeds were so darn adorable, it was difficult to choose...
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    The Expecting Chick Momma Thread

    Exciting. please post your how it goes on arrival! I will be in your shoes in a few months so very interested to see how for the first few days goes for you
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    The Expecting Chick Momma Thread

    Good Call! I changed my order because I do want an assortment of bantams. So new line up is 1 each barred plymouth, black frizzle cochin, mille fleur, buff brahma, and blue andalusian. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll have my chicks in September.
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    The Expecting Chick Momma Thread

    I am starting a new flock for my urban backyard in a few weeks! As a first time flock keeper, I am a bit nervous. Here is my line-up for egg layers ordering from mypetchicken.com: 3 assorted feather-legged bantams, 1 Appenzeller and 1 Blue Ameraucana. My intention is to have a mix of small...
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